1990 Gmc P300

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the parking brake. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Parking Brake	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Parking Brake94V183000

Filed Sep 27, 19943,762 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKES AFTER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RELEASE THEM OR THE SYSTEM MAY AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IN EITHER CASE, IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT NOTICE THE TELLTALE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL.

Risk. IF THE OPERATOR PARKS THE VEHICLE, APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE WITH THE FAILED AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, THE PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT SET AND THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL INADVERTENTLY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE COMPONENTS OF THE AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, BLEED THE HYDRAULIC POWER SYSTEM, AND ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components93V214000

Filed Dec 14, 1993128 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE PIPE CHAFES AGAINST THE POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WEARS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE PIPE. THIS CAUSES A POTENTIAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATIONS.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLEDIMINISHES AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PIPE WITH SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Parking Brake

Filed Jan 27, 1995CA

THORSON MOTOR CENTER 94V183. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS. TT

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990 — this page	1	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 27, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.